(Resource News International) — Cool temperatures and wet soil conditions are expected to cause a small setback in the amount of area that will be seeded to sunflowers in Manitoba this spring. “We’re still not sure how much sunflower area will be lost because of the adverse weather in the province, but it’s safe to […] Read more
Wet Manitoba weather hurts sunflower area
StatsCan’s grain stocks report surprises
(Resource News International) — Statistics Canada’s “grain stocks in all positions” report for the period ended March 31 held more than just a few surprises with the numbers for all wheat and canola coming in well below expectations, industry participants said. Stocks of barley and peas, meanwhile, were extremely large. “The wheat number is definitely […] Read more
Prairie canola bids hit $10
(Resource News International) — Cash bids for canola in Western Canada have now climbed above $10 a bushel in most locations as companies continue to try to pry some canola out of the hands of producers to meet Chinese export commitments and local crusher demand. “Steady export and domestic processor demand has helped canola bids […] Read more
Burdensome oats supply depresses bids
(Resource News International) — Cash bids in Western Canada for both old- and new-crop oats remain very unattractive to producers and there is little to suggest values are going to see any kind of significant improvement in the very near future. Old-crop cash bids for oats have eased over the past couple of weeks while […] Read more
New pork bans ripped as opportunistic
(Resource News International) — The placing of restrictions on Canadian pork products by numerous countries because of an outbreak of swine flu on a small Alberta hog operation was deemed totally unnecessary and was viewed more as opportunistic. “There is no threat to the safety of food in Canada,” said Neil Ketilson, general manager of […] Read more
Seasonals lift Prairie barley bids
(Resource News International) — Barley bids in Western Canada have begun to improve and there are ideas that values should be able to hold these levels at least for the time being. “Essentially cash values for barley have begun to move up in view of seasonal factors,” said Gord Mitchell of Mitchell Grain Inc. at […] Read more
Canada’s COOL complaint likely to drag on
News that the Canadian Government has revived its World Trade Organization complaint regarding the U.S. Government’s mandatory Country Of Origin Labelling (COOL), legislation has been generally applauded by industry groups and individuals within Canada, but most say the time that will be spent on trying to win the case could be better spent in actual […] Read more
Drier-than-normal spring forecast for western Prairies
(Resource News International) — Producers in the grain-growing regions of western Saskatchewan and Alberta will have lower-than-normal precipitation levels to work with this spring as they try to plant crops, according to preliminary weather projections from an industry analyst. “The crop models for the spring are calling for a wet bias in the southern regions […] Read more
Prairie seeding delays a growing concern
(Resource News International) — Cool temperatures combined with wetter-than-normal weather have caused some concern about seeding delays in Western Canada. But few industry participants have pushed any panic buttons with there still being adequate time for seeding operations to begin. “Right now seeding operations in Western Canada are looking as though they are one week […] Read more
Canola, pea exports brisk out of Vancouver
Canola and pea exports from the Port of Vancouver have been extremely heavy and are expected to continue at a good pace through to the end of April, with sales to a variety of locations behind that movement. “In terms of canola, there are shipments going to multiple destinations including China, Mexico, Pakistan, United Arab […] Read more
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